Perceived motivating factors towards a positive working environment in rural hospitals at Vhembe District in the Limpopo Province

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dc.contributor.author Luhalima, T.R.
dc.contributor.author Mulaudzi, Fhumulani Mavis
dc.contributor.author Phetlhu, D.R.
dc.date.accessioned 2016-04-18T09:59:24Z
dc.date.available 2016-04-18T09:59:24Z
dc.date.issued 2015
dc.description.abstract One of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) is to improve maternal health with the target of reducing maternal mortality by three-quarters between 1990–2015. The rendering of quality patient care requires the whole healthcare system to be functional with well-trained, motivated staff, adequate services, equipment and skilled competent leadership. However, work environment in rural hospitals is poorly resourced, thus leading to many nurses becoming de-motivated. This paper describes the factors that the nurses would like to see in their working environment which could improve quality patient care in rural hospitals. An appreciative inquiry qualitative, exploratory, descriptive research design was used. Data were collected through focus group interviews whereby thirty six participants were interviewed. The researcher used the open coding technique to analyse data. The findings revealed that nurses are motivated by both extrinsic and intrinsic factors in their working environment. en_ZA
dc.description.department Nursing Science en_ZA
dc.description.librarian am2016 en_ZA
dc.description.uri http://www.krepublishers.com02-Journals/JHE/JHE-00-0-000-000-1990-Web/JHE-00-0-000-000-1990-1-Cover.htm en_ZA
dc.identifier.citation Luhalima, TR, Mulaudzi, FM & Phetlhu, DR 2015, 'Perceived motivating factors towards a positive working environment in rural hospitals at Vhembe District in the Limpopo Province', Journal of Human Ecology, vol. 51, no. 1-2, pp. 202-207. en_ZA
dc.identifier.issn 0970-9274
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/2263/52049
dc.language.iso en en_ZA
dc.publisher Kamla-Raj Enterprises en_ZA
dc.rights © Kamla-Raj 2015 en_ZA
dc.subject Quality patient care en_ZA
dc.subject Nurses en_ZA
dc.subject Maternal health en_ZA
dc.subject Maternal mortality en_ZA
dc.title Perceived motivating factors towards a positive working environment in rural hospitals at Vhembe District in the Limpopo Province en_ZA
dc.type Article en_ZA


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